Dow honors three CMU students

Published
7:00 pm EST, Friday, March 17, 2006

Three Central Michigan University students with exceptional academic achievements in their study of SAP business software will receive $500 each at a noon luncheon April 7 at The Embers in Mount Pleasant.

Undergraduate students James Dickinson Jr. of Macomb, James Ellis of Marlette and graduate student Kathleen Driscoll of Higgins Lake will each receive The Dow/SAP Award of Excellence for their outstanding course work and performance in writing solutions to business problems for SAP applications.

"They are being recognized by The Dow Chemical Co. for their outstanding course work performance in their preparation of ABAP/4 Programming solutions to solve real business problems," said Frank Andera, director of CMU's SAP University Alliance Program.

CMU's new dean of the College of Business Administration, Michael Fields, and CMU President Michael Rao will speak at the event. CMU President Emeritus Leonard Plachta and numerous dignitaries from The Dow Chemical Co. also will attend the ceremony.